Improved clothes-drier



UNITED STATES THOMAS GEORGE HAROLD,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

IMPaovED CLOTHES-BRIEF..

To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, Trios. GEO. HAROLD, of Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented, made, and applied to use acertain new and usef'ul Improvement in Frames for Hanging and DryingClothes and Other Articles; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description of the construction andoperation of the same, `reference beingV had to the annexed drawings,making part of this specification, wherein- Figure l is a longitudinalsection of my apparatus as designed for a family clothes-frame or dryingapparatus. Fig. 2 is a' plan of the same. Fig. 3 is a side view of theapparatus as closed. Fig. 4 is a side view of my invention as designedfor facti r'es and other places.

Similar marks of reference denote the same parts.

The nature of my invention consists in a series of folding bars jointedto each other at their ends and at their intersections, whichintersecting or turning point is not in the center of such folding bars,so that the bars do not open parallel or in a straight line, asheretofore u ual with such folding bars, but they assume a position ormove in a direction corresponding with that of arching up apreviously-flat plane, whereby the said frame will rise in a verticaldirection when the apparatus is extended, and vat the same time some ofsaid bars assume a horizontal position,and the frame is braced rmly inits extended form, so that weight hung or otherwise aftixed to saidframe, or to cross'pieces or bars between two such frames, will notcause it to change its position.

The object of my said invention is as follows: iirst, to construct aframe in such a manner that it will open vertically, or nearly so, inorder to raise the cross pieces or rails from the door or ground;second, to provide free circulation for the air in drying articles thatmay be placed thereon, and to obtain that result it will loe seen thatthe cross-pieces are so placed that they do not come over each othervertically; thereby amplelspace is provided for the air to circulate',third, that said frame when open or extended shall increase itsdimensions about one-third vertically and about seven timeshorizontally, according to the height of frame and the point at whichthe bars are connected, and at the sanne time be so braced that theparts will not give way Y when weight is applied.

In the drawings, a a represent the folding bars of said frame, and b bthe legs. c c are the cross pieces or rails on which said frame swingsor turns, and on which articles can be hung. d d are extra rails forhangin g or drying clothes.

It will be seen that when the apparatus is extended, as in Figs. l and4, the bars a arise vertically; thereby the cross-pieces or rails risefrom the floor or ground, and when closed, as in Fig'. 3, saidcross-pieces are not allowed to touch the ground, on account of the legsb b extending below them.

I have shown in Fig. 4 the apparatus as having twice the number offolding bars, for it will be evident that the frame may be increased inits size, both vertically and horizontally, by the addition of foldingbars, but when closed said frame is not increased in height; and when itis desired to dispense with the legs b b and suspend said frame by nailsor otherwise, only one of the side frames is used, and pegs or hooks areto be used, instead of the crossbars, to hang clothing or other articleson.

p Having thus described my said invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure byLettcrs Patent, is-

1. A series of folding bars jointed to each other at their ends and at apoint nearer one end than the other of said bars, so that the framerises when it is opened, substantially as specified.

2. The arrangement of the sustaining-legs, in combination with the saidfolding frame, as specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my signature this 24th day ofMarch, 1864.

THOS. GEO. HAROLD.

Witnesses:

ALEX. WALKER,

GHAs. H. SMITH.

